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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

516 questions · 538 findings · 36 reviews

No studies found 211 · 39.2%GRADE not reported 15 · 2.8%Very low 118 · 21.9%Low 146 · 27.1%Moderate 46 · 8.6%High 2 · 0.4%

Acupuncture vs prophylactic drugs

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture probably leads to lower number of participants reporting adverse effects compared with prophylactic drugs (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Response (after treatment) · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture probably leads to higher response (after treatment) compared with sham interventions (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Adverse effects (drop‐outs due to adverse effects4) · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in number of participants dropping out due to adverse effects compared with sham interventions (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs placebo

Quality of life: anxiodepressive symptomatology · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes quality of life: anxiodepressive symptomatology compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs placebo

Preterm birth · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in preterm birth less than 37 weeks compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs placebo

Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in stillbirth and neonatal death compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs metoclopramide

Reduction or cessation in nausea · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes reduction or cessation in nausea compared with metoclopramide (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs metoclopramide

Reduction or cessation in vomiting · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes reduction or cessation in vomiting compared with metoclopramide (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs STANDARD DOSE ANTIPSYCHOTICS

Global state: not improved ‐ short‐term GAF · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether ACUPUNCTURE changes global state: Not improved (talk, behaviour and expression still… compared with STANDARD DOSE ANTIPSYCHOTICS (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review